iOS · iPhone & iPad
Fix iPhone Notifications With No Sound on the Home Screen
Source-checked About 10 minutes
Answer
Turn on Sounds for the affected app, check Silent mode and Focus, raise alert volume, and disable scheduled delivery when immediate alerts are needed.
Check the app alert
Open Settings > Notifications > the app and enable Allow Notifications, Sounds, and the desired alert locations.
Check sound controls
Turn off Silent mode for testing and raise Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Ringtone and Alerts.
Review Focus and summaries
Allow the app through the active Focus and remove it from Scheduled Summary if alerts must arrive immediately.
Test one notification
Lock and unlock the iPhone, send one test alert, and check paired Apple Watch behavior if the phone stays silent.
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If it does not work
- If “Fix iPhone Notifications With No Sound on the Home Screen” remains unresolved, identify the first numbered step that produces a different result and preserve that screen, file, or message. Recheck the specific account, permission, storage, connection, source-media, or device prerequisite above, then follow only the matching Apple Support recovery path; do not combine unrelated resets, bypasses, unofficial installers, or third-party repair tools.
Sources and verification
Checked against official documentation on . Scope: iPhone & iPad.
Reviewed against the linked first-party guidance; interface labels can vary by current app, service, or operating-system version.